Which monitoring activity belongs to Business data management?

Question

Options

• Amonitoring of the integrity of customer data
• Bmonitoring whether the acceptance test data are correct
• Cmonitoring the accuracy of reports provided by the IT service provider

• A
  82% (27)
• B
  12% (4)
• C
  6% (2)

Explanation

Business data management focuses on governing the quality, integrity, and lifecycle of an organization's operational data assets - data the business owns and uses to run its operations. Monitoring customer data integrity (A) falls squarely here because customer records are a core business data asset, and ensuring they remain accurate, consistent, and complete is a defining responsibility of this domain.

Option B is wrong because acceptance test data relates to the testing process (verifying software or systems before go-live) - that's a testing management or IT delivery concern, not business data governance. Option C is wrong because monitoring the accuracy of an IT service provider's reports is a supplier/contract management activity - it evaluates a vendor's performance, not the business's own data assets.

Memory tip: Ask yourself "whose data is it, and is it operational business data?" If the answer is "yes - it's data the organization relies on to conduct business (like customer records)," it's Business data management. If it involves test environments or external provider outputs, look to other management domains.

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